The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

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battlefelds, placing wreaths upon th
graves where many OF their comrade
fell. Within the next few days specie
trains will take excursins to perforI
similar rites on every battlefield
Alsace-L Lorraine. These demonstration
are not intended as aimleSS annoyance
to the people of France. They ar
meant as an expression of renewed hos
tility under the menaces of the French
designed to show that Germany
ready to fight to retain what her vic
tories have won for her.
FERDINAND LIONIZED.
| RUTsCHUK, Aug. 13,-Prince Ferdi
nand was greeted with extraordinary
enthusiasm on his arrival. At the ban
quet in the evening. III. Nickerofi
who was one of the leaders of the con
spiracy which resulted in the deposi
ton of Prince Alexander, proposing
toast to Prince Ferdinand expresses
confidence in the fidelity of the Prime
and his ability to maintain the indie
pendence of Bulgaria. He also said
1--WE will cover the Balkans witt
corpses rather than allow our enemie
to enter the country After the feas
Prince Ferdinand was lifted up on tn
shoulders of some of the officers pres
emit and carried in triumph from tn
hall.
| SINGING HIS PRAISES.
SOFIA, Aug. 13.-A TIE Deum wa
| sung in the Cathedral to-day IN homo
| of Prince Ferdinand. Archbishop
| Elemant in an address said there wa!
reason to hope that the Prince wOulC
find means to reconcile Russia to ap
prove his assumption of the bulgarian
| throne. Under the Prince everybody
in the country would be able to freely
express his opinions without fear of ar
rest.
ENDEAVORING TO SAVE LEsPKI.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-Mr. Matthews
the Home Secretary, has refused to in
terfere in the case of the Jew, Lespki
who is under sentence Of death fol
numbering a woman, and the solicitor
of the condemned man has consequent
ly sent a telegram to the Queen, I'M
ploring her to grant respite. He is
in possession of facts which enable
him to establish the prisoners inno-
cence.
SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED.
A collision between the British
steamer NOrbiter and the Greek
steamer Andrea Vagliani, off Lizard
Point to-day, resulted in the drowning
of seven persons.
+ OPENED BY THE KING.
BERLIN, Aug 13.-The King and
Queen of Saxony, to-day opened an
international bakery exhibition at
Dresden. America is largely repreSen-
ted at the exhibition.
FRANCE BOYCOTTING FERDINAND.
PARIS, Aug. 12.-The French agents
in Bulgaria have been instructed to
avoid all intercourse with Prince Fer
dinand and his government.
CONTEMPLATING THE AMERICAN
EPISCOPATE.
LONDON, Aug. 12.-The centenary
service to commemorate the establish
ment of the first Episcopate in Amer
lea, was given in Westminster Abbey
Quoted the service. The sermon was
delivered by the Bishop of Iowa. He
reviewed at length the ecclesiastical
work of DR.. Ingles, whose earnestness,
he said, had greatly advanced the pO-
sition of the church. He referred to
the foundation of the cathedral at Hal
flax to-day as fitting memento of his
work.
IN THE COMMONS,
In the House of Commons this even
ing, Mr.. Parnell moved to consider the
House OF Lords amendments to the
Land Bill. AS the bill now stood it
would be no loss to the land question
or to Ireland if measures were post
poned until another session. tParnell-
tie cheers.) Mr, Balfour defended the
bill. Regarding postponement of
the bill, was MIR. Parnen prepared to
tell the people that they must lose all
the advantages of a stay eviction, a
distribution of the payment of Arrears
over a protracted period and further
revision of rents as given under the
bill? He (Balfour) would not venture
to measure the responsibility of mem
hnTd V4yhn N1T1i1n CLAIMING tn rQnr0GRnf
the tenants, deprived them of these
advantages; but, if the tenants really
understood what was being doRe by
their members it would go
far towards destroying Mr.. Par
nel's influence (hearl hear!).
Sir William Vernon HarcOurt advised
the Government to withdraw the amend
ment on the ground that it Initiated the
whole substance of the bill. Mr..
chamberlain reminded the House that
his suggestion that the courts be
authorized to make a composition of
all the debts of tenants refused by the
Irish members. He was going to
Ireland and he meant to tell the peo-
pie that the sole responsibility for re-
fusing them an enormous loan, the
settlement of arrears and other embar-
easements, rested upon the very men
who profeSsed to represent them (hear
AlOGtA 4AO 01oA fAPPAOfO OAAC
ment to the bill because he thought it
would fetter the discretion of the
court. If the amendment were not
withdrawn many supporters of the bill
would vote against it (hear hearl.
Mr.. Dillon said that Mr.. Chamberlain
has wisely solicited Belfast as the place
for a visit. He would secure there an
enthusiastic audience of landlords,
agents and Orangemen, but il he want
ed to know the opinion of Ireland let
him look elsewhere. Mr.. Harrington
suggested a poStponement of the rent
clause until Monday, the House pro-
ceeding in the meantime to the discus
sion of the other amendments. MI.
w. H. Smith, on behalf of the govern
ment accepted the proposition.
SCUTARI IN FLAMES.
CONSTANTINoPLE, Aug. ia great
conhagration is raging in Scutari, OPP
posite this city. Many hundreds OF
houses have already been destroyed. A
high wind prevails and the flames are
still spreading.
THE FIRE EXTINUIsHED.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 15.-The
great fire at Scutare has been eXtin.
guished. One thousand houses and
women and a child were burned tt
/ death. Thousands of persons arr
| homeless. The Sultan has donated
e3, 900 for the sufferers and appointed
| a relief committee.
NATIONALISTS JUBILANT.
DUBLIN, Aug. 15.-The nationalist
here are jubilant over the GladstoniaI
victory in Cheshire. They declare tina
| the Government cannot proclaim thu
National League in the face Of de
feat which completely changes TIT
political situation.
| PRINCE ALBERT AT HAMBURG.
BERLIN, Aug. 15.-The Prince o
| Wales arrived at Hamburg. He paid
/ visit to Empress Augusta.
| CLOSED BY FERDINAND.
TIRNoVA, Aug. 15.-Prince Ferdi
nand formally closed the S0branje to
day.
A CONSERVATIVE DEFEAT.
LONDON, Aug. I5.-The Northwicl
election is a rousing blow to the Con